Fukushima Pref. declares newly harvested rice safe for shipment

Fukushima Pref. declares newly harvested rice safe for shipment

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A man harvests rice at a paddy field in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2011. The prefectural government the same day announced that newly harvested rice from the nuclear crisis-hit prefecture is safe for shipment after tests showed all samples cleared the government-set allowable limit for radioactive cesium.

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